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The ArchWiki Maintenance Team is an official group of users whose goal is supervising and fixing the edits that are made every day to the articles in the wiki.

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The Maintenance Team is ArchWiki's official group of users whose goal is supervising and fixing the edits that are made every day to the articles in the wiki.

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==Members==

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==How to join==

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{{Expansion|Members should be listed here with specific notes, read [[#How to join]].}}

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Official [[ArchWiki:Maintainers|Maintainers]] are chosen by the [[ArchWiki:Administrators|Administrators]] among the most active and collaborative users of the wiki, and personally invited to participate in the team. Maintainers belong to a particular group of wiki users with [[Special:ListGroupRights|special rights]]. Administrators are implicit members of the team.

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Common requisites for becoming a Maintainer are:

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===How to join===

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Just read the [[#Requisites]] below and, if you think you satisfy them, joining the team can be as easy as appending your name to the list in the [[#Members]] section; please also add a brief description of how you will help exactly and how often you think you will be able to contribute. The [[#Workflow]] section explains how this team is organized and how its members work with each other.

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Then you can add a special tag in your user page: [[ArchWiki:Maintenance Team|ArchWiki Maintainer]] (code: {{ic|<nowiki>[[ArchWiki:Maintenance Team|ArchWiki Maintainer]]</nowiki>}}).

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{{Note|New/unexperienced members may see their own fixes reported again by the recent changes patrollers, if these find that some fine tuning is still required: this is perfectly normal and part of learning the best fixing techniques.}}

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====Requisites====

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*Some free time and the commitment to contribute regularly enough (at least once a week).

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*Will to collaborate and discuss with the other members of the team.

*Will to collaborate and discuss with the other members of the team.

*Patience, accuracy and tidiness.

*Patience, accuracy and tidiness.

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*Sufficient knowledge of Arch Linux and the subjects treated in the articles, or will to do some research or discuss with the edits' authors when fixing content-related issues.

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*Experience in wiki editing and good knowledge of [[Help:Editing|wiki syntax]].

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*Experience in wiki editing.

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*Good knowledge of the structure of ArchWiki and its [[Help:Style|style rules]].

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*Good knowledge of wiki syntax: see [[Help:Editing]] and related.

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*Sufficient knowledge of Arch Linux and the subjects treated in the articles, or willingness to do some research or discuss with the edits' authors when fixing content-related issues.

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*Good knowledge of the style rules: [[Help:Style]].

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If you are interested in joining the team, you can start making yourself visible to the community by helping with the [[ArchWiki:Tasks|common tasks]], in particular contributing to the discussions that take place in the various talk pages.

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Once elected, members should add their username to [[ArchWiki:Maintainers]] and also add a special tag in their user page: {{ic|<nowiki>[[ArchWiki:Maintainers|ArchWiki Maintainer]]</nowiki>}}. Then they are advised to read the following sections which explain how this team is organized and how its members work with each other.

==Workflow==

==Workflow==

The supervision of the edits made to the wiki can be accomplished in two complementary stages: [[#Recent changes patrolling]] and [[#Report solving]]. The former stage is where the problems are found and reported, while the latter is where they are finally processed and solved.

The supervision of the edits made to the wiki can be accomplished in two complementary stages: [[#Recent changes patrolling]] and [[#Report solving]]. The former stage is where the problems are found and reported, while the latter is where they are finally processed and solved.

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You can engage in one of the two tasks, or even in both if you want, keeping in mind that patrolling the recent changes obviously requires a more constant commitment, while fixing the reports is much more flexible and can be done whenever you find some time; moreover, even though having multiple users patrolling the same edit increases the probability of finding possible mistakes, there is surely a limit beyond which this practice becomes a waste of efforts, so if you are undecided and you see there are already some users patrolling the recent changes, prefer helping in report solving.

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You can engage in one of the two tasks, or even in both if you want, keeping in mind that patrolling the recent changes obviously requires a more constant commitment, while fixing the reports is much more flexible and can be done whenever you find some time.

===Recent changes patrolling===

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There are two main ways you can patrol the recent changes:

There are two main ways you can patrol the recent changes:

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*Visiting [[Special:RecentChanges]] at regular intervals, checking all the edits that have been made since the previous visit (for example once a day, after dinner, checking all the edits that have been done the previous day).

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*Visiting [[Special:RecentChanges]] at regular intervals, checking all the edits that have been made since the previous visit.

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*Subscribing to [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom Special:RecentChanges's Atom feed] or even following [[Special:RecentChanges]] live in the browser and checking the edits as soon as you find some time.

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*Subscribing to [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom Special:RecentChanges's Atom feed] and checking the edits as soon as you find some time.

For each edit, or group of edits made to the same page, you should assess if it is questionable, according to your experience and knowledge, also taking into account the list of the [[#Most_common_problems_and_solutions|most frequent problems]].

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For each edit, or group of edits made to the same page, you should assess if it is questionable, according to your experience and knowledge, also taking into account the list of the [[#Common problems and solutions|most frequent problems]].

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If you think the edit requires a quick fix that you can perform immediately, you should just do it; you will decide what "quick" exactly means on a case-by-case basis.

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* If you think the edit requires a quick fix that you can perform immediately, just do it.

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* If instead the edit is questionable but you cannot fix it, you should look if it has already been reported in [[ArchWiki:Reports]]:

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** If not, add it to the table describing the problem in the ''Notes'' field; note that the table distinguishes between ''content'' and ''style''-related reports with the ''Type'' field: if an edit has both content and style problems, mark it as ''content''.

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*** As an alternative, you may decide to add the report directly in [[ArchWiki talk:Reports]], still checking that it is not there yet.

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** In case the edit has already been reported, see if you can add useful details to the accompanying note or discussion.

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If instead the edit is questionable but you cannot fix it, you should look if it has already been reported in [[ArchWiki:Reports]], and add it to the table if it is not there yet, describing the problem in the Notes field. In case it has already been reported, see if you can add useful details to the accompanying note. Note that the table distinguishes between content and style-related reports with the "Type" field: if an edit has both content and style problems, mark it as "content".

{{Tip|It is important that quick reports can be added with the same speed and ease as bookmarking the page, so you are advised to use a dedicated script, for example the one bundled with [[Wiki Monkey]].}}

*To follow your watched articles using a feed reader, use the "Atom" link in the left column of your [[Special:Watchlist|watchlist]] page.

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*for each edit or group of edits:

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**if you think the edit is questionable:

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****fix the edit

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***else if the edit has not been reported yet:

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***else if the quick report note can be improved:

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===Report solving===

===Report solving===

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[[ArchWiki:Reports]] is the reference page for addressing maintenance problems. When working there, you should first choose one of the listed reports, also reading the accompanying patroller's note: if you think you can fix the report, just fix it and remove it from the table. Read also [[#Most common problems and solutions]].

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[[ArchWiki:Reports]] is the reference page for addressing maintenance problems. When working there, you should first choose one of the listed reports, also reading the accompanying patroller's note:

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If otherwise you feel it is better to contact the author of the edit, write him a message in his talk page, or send him an email in order to request an explanation or discuss further; then add a discussion in [[ArchWiki talk:Reports]] as a reminder and delete the report from [[ArchWiki:Reports]].

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* If you think you can fix the report, just do it and remove the entry from the table. Read also [[#Common problems and solutions]].

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* If otherwise you feel it is better to contact the author of the edit, write him a message in his talk page, or send him an email in order to request an explanation or discuss further; then add a discussion in [[ArchWiki talk:Reports]] as a reminder and delete the report from [[ArchWiki:Reports]].

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* If instead you think the problem deserves a discussion with the other members of the team, start it in [[ArchWiki talk:Reports]] and delete the report from [[ArchWiki:Reports]].

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If instead you think the problem deserves a discussion with the other members of the team, start it in [[ArchWiki talk:Reports]] and delete the report from [[ArchWiki:Reports]].

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The problems treated in [[ArchWiki talk:Reports]] will be solved when the related discussions reach definitive solutions.

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The problems treated in [[ArchWiki talk:Reports]] will be solved when the related discussions reach a definitive solution.

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*Prefer fixing content-related over style-related issues.

*Prefer fixing content-related over style-related issues.

*Remember to start the edit summary with "quick report fix: " in order to help recent changes patrollers recognize it when they find it in the recent changes.

*Remember to start the edit summary with "quick report fix: " in order to help recent changes patrollers recognize it when they find it in the recent changes.

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*You may consider using an editor assistant (e.g. [[Wiki Monkey]]'s ''Editor'' configuration) in order to solve some common style issues automatically.}}

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The following scheme roughly sums up the workflow in [[ArchWiki:Reports]]:

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==Most common problems and solutions==

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==Common problems and solutions==

The following are the most common problems that recent changes patrollers can find and report, with brief tips for possible fixes.

The following are the most common problems that recent changes patrollers can find and report, with brief tips for possible fixes.

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*Improper use of templates: fix according to [[Help:Style]].

*Improper use of templates: fix according to [[Help:Style]].

*Addition of installation instructions: undo or comply with [[Help:Style]].

*Addition of installation instructions: undo or comply with [[Help:Style]].

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==Current patrols==

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Patrols should add their usernames to this list with a brief description, and remove it if they stop patrolling the recent changes:

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How to join

Official Maintainers are chosen by the Administrators among the most active and collaborative users of the wiki, and personally invited to participate in the team. Maintainers belong to a particular group of wiki users with special rights. Administrators are implicit members of the team.

Sufficient knowledge of Arch Linux and the subjects treated in the articles, or willingness to do some research or discuss with the edits' authors when fixing content-related issues.

If you are interested in joining the team, you can start making yourself visible to the community by helping with the common tasks, in particular contributing to the discussions that take place in the various talk pages.

Once elected, members should add their username to ArchWiki:Maintainers and also add a special tag in their user page: [[ArchWiki:Maintainers|ArchWiki Maintainer]]. Then they are advised to read the following sections which explain how this team is organized and how its members work with each other.

Workflow

The supervision of the edits made to the wiki can be accomplished in two complementary stages: #Recent changes patrolling and #Report solving. The former stage is where the problems are found and reported, while the latter is where they are finally processed and solved.

You can engage in one of the two tasks, or even in both if you want, keeping in mind that patrolling the recent changes obviously requires a more constant commitment, while fixing the reports is much more flexible and can be done whenever you find some time.

Recent changes patrolling

There are two main ways you can patrol the recent changes:

Visiting Special:RecentChanges at regular intervals, checking all the edits that have been made since the previous visit.

For each edit, or group of edits made to the same page, you should assess if it is questionable, according to your experience and knowledge, also taking into account the list of the most frequent problems.

If you think the edit requires a quick fix that you can perform immediately, just do it.

If instead the edit is questionable but you cannot fix it, you should look if it has already been reported in ArchWiki:Reports:

If not, add it to the table describing the problem in the Notes field; note that the table distinguishes between content and style-related reports with the Type field: if an edit has both content and style problems, mark it as content.

As an alternative, you may decide to add the report directly in ArchWiki talk:Reports, still checking that it is not there yet.

In case the edit has already been reported, see if you can add useful details to the accompanying note or discussion.

If otherwise you feel it is better to contact the author of the edit, write him a message in his talk page, or send him an email in order to request an explanation or discuss further; then add a discussion in ArchWiki talk:Reports as a reminder and delete the report from ArchWiki:Reports.